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In 1831 Charles Nodier began to publish a series of "Extraits
des mémoires de Maxime Odin" in the Revue de Paris.
Although "Odin" is an anagram of the first four letters of Nodier,
the relationship between the author and "Maxime Odin" is far
more complicated than a simple transfiguration, and although all the stories
in the present collection are entirely fictitious, the intensity of the
author's imaginative involvement with them should not be underestimated.
The Memoirs of Maxime Odin, presented here for the first time
in English, in a magnificent translation by Brian Stableford, is one of
the great works of French romanticism-exquisite, entertaining and touching,
this is a masterpiece, the arrival of which has been long overdue in the
English speaking world.
Published by Snuggly Books in April 2024
ISBN: 978-1-64525-149-1
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